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Hans von Seeckt

German general

1866 - 1936

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His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia. Hans von Seeckt is the 240th most popular military personnel (down from 232nd in 2024), the 619th most popular biography from Germany (down from 564th in 2019) and the 51st most popular German Military Personnel.

Hans von seeckt was a German general and military theorist. He is most famous for his work in rebuilding the German army after World War I, and for his work in developing the blitzkrieg tactic.

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Hans von Seeckt's biography appears in 37 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 87% of all Military Personnels.

Apr 22

Hans von Seeckt shares a April 22 birthday with Immanuel Kant, Vladimir Lenin, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.

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Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Hans von Seeckt ranks 240 out of 2,058. Before him are Erich Hoepner, Ishida Mitsunari, Franz Stangl, Pausanias, Benedict Arnold, and Sun Jian. After him are Lysander, Toyotomi Hideyori, Maximilian von Weichs, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Wu Sangui, and Slobodan Praljak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1866, Hans von Seeckt ranks 14. Before him are Alfred Werner, Charles Nicolle, Benedetto Croce, Jacinto Benavente, Giovanni Agnelli, and Beatrix Potter. After him are Aleksandr Ulyanov, Aby Warburg, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Lev Shestov, Nathan Söderblom, and Antoine Meillet. Among people deceased in 1936, Hans von Seeckt ranks 25. Before him are Alexander Glazunov, G. K. Chesterton, Albert Fish, Ottorino Respighi, Louis Blériot, and José Antonio Primo de Rivera. After him are Elsa Einstein, Karl Kraus, Premchand, Buenaventura Durruti, Andrija Mohorovičić, and Moritz Schlick.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hans von Seeckt ranks 619 out of 7,253. Before him are Emile Berliner (1851), Horst Wessel (1907), Paul Breitner (1951), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710), and Feodor Lynen (1911). After him are Karl Robert Eduard von Hartmann (1842), Till Lindemann (1963), Maximilian von Weichs (1881), Wolfgang Paul (1913), Henri Nestlé (1814), and Georg Wittig (1897).

Among Military Personnels In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans von Seeckt ranks 51. Before him are Henning von Tresckow (1901), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), Kurt Meyer (1910), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Wilhelm List (1880), and Erich Hoepner (1886). After him are Maximilian von Weichs (1881), Wilhelm Mohnke (1911), Kurt Student (1890), Erhard Milch (1892), Karl-Otto Koch (1897), and Wilhelm Burgdorf (1895).

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